The Eagle’s Nest

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To Kill a Mockingbird  

Chapters 1-3 Questions

1)    What does it mean to “act responsibly?” Explain what a person needs to do in order to “act responsibly” in the 1930’s in Maycomb, Alabama.

2.) Who can people trust in Maycomb, Alabama? Identify your impressions of:

     Dill-

     Calpurnia-

     Jem-

    The narrator-

    Atticus –

    The Radleys-

    Miss Stephanie Crawford-

    Miss Caroline Fisher-  

3.) What are some essential family values and family history that have shaped the people in this community?

4.) What behaviors are acceptable in the Maycomb community? What behaviors are not acceptable in the community?

5.) Which characters inform Scout about proper behavior? How do these characters tell her to act?

6.) What is Walter Cunningham like? What does his behaviour during lunch suggest about his home life?

7.) Describe Miss Caroline’s interactions with Burris Ewell. What does this suggest about Miss

Caroline? What does this suggest about the Ewells?

8.) What do you think of the way Atticus treats Walter?

9.) Does Scout learn anything from Walter’s visit? What do you think this is?

10.) Atticus says that you never really understand a person “until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” What does this mean? What does this lesson suggest about Atticus? Is it an easy thing for Scout to learn?